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Signs of Spring in Alaska
We’re a few days into Spring, at least according to astronomers. Last Wednesday (3/20) was the Vernal (Spring) equinox–equal night, equal day. While the flowers may be blooming many places in the Lower 48, such traditional signs of spring are a long way off here in the frozen north. But here are a few signs of the season for this equinox time of year in Alaska:
Two kinds of cold in Alaska
Dry cold, wet cold? no. Winter cold and summer cold? no. Bitterly cold vs extremely cold? no. Calm vs windy cold? close. All these would make good blog subjects, but what I'm thinking about today is domestic cold vs imported cold. Seriously. I have a good recent...
The power of the sun
Although the world apparently did not end on Dec 21, 2012 the date triggers strong feelings for most Alaskans every year. Of course it is because it marks the winter solstice...the shortest day of the year...and the promise of longer days ahead. It's a few weeks past...
Why is it so cold in Glennallen?
The question in the title came to me in an email, but for every email I get there are probably hundreds asking the same question in Glennallen. Sure, there are thousands more asking it about where they live, be it Fairbanks or Juneau or Orlando for that matter. But I...
Termination dust waits for no one
When I moved to Alaska in 1982, I was a real cheechako. I did not even know what termination dust was. The term was never mentioned in meteorology school. It does not appear in the meteorology glossaries of the NWS, American Meteorological Society or the Weather...